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  Boston Underground Railway Gets Cellphone Coverage 

  http://www.cellular-news.com/story/28310.php

  Travelers on Boston's public transport train service can now use their mobile phone in selected areas of the underground network. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) General Manager Daniel ... A. Grabauskas announced that wireless services are available, for the first time ever, in the train tunnels connecting the four downtown Boston stations that comprise the core of the nation's first subway. Customers can also use their mobile phones from the eight train platforms at Park Street, Downtown Crossing, Government Center, and State Street Stations. The service is currently limited to customers of T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Additional stations and tunnels are expected to be added to the underground wireless network in 2008 and 2009. The MBTA contracted with InSite Wireless to design, build and operate a wireless infrastructure solution that allows multiple licensed cellular providers to deliver wireless voice and data services to T riders. The system is designed to de   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  cellphone, communication, mobile phone, transport, underground train , wireless   [More...] [Less...]